College Or College Ah?

Literary night I

A week passed, I started to get very busy in college. With all the coursework, practicum preparation and also busyness to become campus ambassadors ahead of the admission of new students.

This week, I see Arika and Nirwan have not improved. They were just impressed by the show by trying to look "just fine". Hanifa and Nunu already suspected the difference in their movements.

Until finally, they asked my opinion. I can't lie anymore and tell them everything I know.

"Rain, why dipendem himself anyway? You will know that Arika is protracted if she does not like people" said Nunu.

I apologize for keeping it a secret from them.

"Yaudah, gini deh mending now we meet the Nirwan. We are the one who went to him, actually want him how" said Hanifa.

"Free fa, the Nirwan is not gentle. If he really loves the same Arika should have been from a week ago dong he came to us and asked for our help to explain to the Arika" I said.

We agreed to trap Nirwan and Arika in the same place. So that they could actually chat and solve their problems with a cool head to each other.

"Ka, meet you in Nunu kosan huh? We're packing stuff again" I said on the phone.

"Yes rain, I'm otw. Sorry I just met Mr. Rohmat first" he replied.

Nunu suggested the cost used to bring Arika and Nirwan together. Of course what trapped Nirwan there was Gian. He asks Nirwan to help him lift the tracing paper roll he bought at a bookstore near Nunu's boarding house.

"I'm waiting, it's hard to be alone" Gian said.

"To me otw" replied Nirwan.

Before long, Nunu opened his boarding door. Leaving the cost unlocked so that Nirwan and Arika could enter.

While we waited in the room of one of Nunu's friends located below.

Before long, we saw Arika coming and made us immediately run to hide.

We peeked out of the window of his friend Nunu's room, hoping that Nirwan would also come soon.

"Rain, where are you? Ko kosan Nunu is empty anyway?" asked Arika in her message.

"Again buy threesome, you want no nitip? Wait a minute" I replied.

"No, I'm waiting" he said.

A few minutes later, the sound of Nirwan motorbike was heard from the parking lot.

"Gian, matthew hape you. Let Nirwan go straight up" said Nunu.

"Okay" he replied.

Nirwan was seen trying to call someone, he must have called Gian. Perhaps due to the long and annoyed wait, Nirwan went up to Nunu's boarding room.

Their meeting was unavoidable...

Me and my other friends also went up and entered Nunu's room.

They both looked shocked, when they saw us coming together.

"Would it be time for you to finish the problem of the two of you, until when you are in the company without making things clear to each other?" tanya Gian opened the topic.

"Yes, even if you both want to break up, break up well. Don't get rich gini, you're both in line and you'll meet every day. It's not funny if diem-dieman continues" added Nunu.

We gave Nirwan and Arika time to chat together, while we waited outside while talking about the final stage of the field lecture.

"Fix to Bali?" my many.

"Obviously, because the budget is cheaper than we have to go to Weh Island" replied Hanifa.

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Shortly after, Arika and Nirwan came out and Arika's eyes looked as if they were crying.

"Gue unplug first huh? Sorry I trouble you guys" said Nirwan.

Arika hugged me and cried. This time Nirwan was innocent.

Gian chased after Nirwan, while the four of us went into Nunu's room.

Hanifa asked us not to force Arika to tell her that she was not ready, Arika was still crying.

"Rik? I'm not going to tell you what happened to Lo and Nirwan.. I just want you to be excited" said Nunu.

Arika then tells the chronology of Nirwan's version, she says that morning Nirwan accidentally meets Bella to explain that she and Bella may have had the same feelings first but the fact that Bella turns out to be Nirwan's distant cousin forces Nirwan to tell her things that was Bella.

Bella is the daughter of her sister's sister-in-law Papa Nirwan, and Nirwan has known that a long time ago. Unfortunately, Bella never knew it because her mother and father had been divorced for a long time.

It's complicated, but it all makes sense. Given how Nirwan always tries to keep Bella when many people think Bella is a bad woman. Understandably, because Bella grew up alone. He did not receive the attention and affection of his parents. She lives with her mother's brother until now.

Nirwan relented, because for him it would be very difficult to explain to Arika especially if she had to ask Arika not to limit her closeness with Bella.

Therefore, Nirwan seemed to side with Bella in this case. Perhaps everything stems from her concern for Bella's fate.

"Means I dong who has been the third person in quotation marks" said Arika.

"I was kind to him out of pity but I judged him unilaterally" he added.

"It is not entirely your fault, wherever Nirwan is also wrong because it is too late to tell you. Even Gian, his best friend doesn't know about this, let alone you?" answer Nunu.

"Yes rik, it's important that you are just as Nirwan is clear. How are your relationships going?" ask Hanifa.

"He broke me, he said mending us hopefully first. We both introspect and deify ourselves first. We are also in the sixth semester, mending we focus first on the road each" explained Arika.

"Yaudah, it's time you both thought. I don't know in the future how no one knows. Most importantly for me, you have both explained the burden you are hiding with each other. If so, you do not need to be awkward, avoid or not greet each other rich yesterday" I said.

Even that afternoon, the four of us felt relieved because everyone was finally in a controlled condition. So that we can go back to selling and learning without any secrets that must be hidden again about the matter of Arika and Nirwan.

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In the evening at the boarding house of Kak Iyas, Hanifa and I stopped by to give ice mochi the rest of our sales that had not been exhausted.

"Rain, you're on the list so what team is going to field school?" ask Dhika.

"I don't know, there's no shadow yet" I replied.

"So PDD is rain, you know photography" said Hanifa.

"What are you doing Fa?" ask Brother Iyas.

"Who is the general treasurer of the army, who can come to the team" I replied.

An hour passed.....

Kak Dhika invites Hanifa to go for a walk, while Kak Iyas is even fun playing games.

"We do not go for a walk first, because I want to finish my game" he said.

"Yes please!" my answer.

I asked about his plan to go back to Palembang, he said that this month he must have been home for a few days after the midterms were over.

"If you ask Dad, Mom and your sisters think they want to not?" tanyakanya.

"Where to?" my many.

"Ke palembang lah, nginep there. We can take a boat to make it cheaper" he said.

"Don't know, if you can take the day off and Randy is the same Recca is also a holiday he wants to do it" I replied.

"But the kasian is more cape emang if you take a sea ship" he said.

"Eh I forgot to say the same brother, said aunt Dewi, Om has a voucher plane ticket that from his office" I explained.

Kak Iyaspun told that Om and Aunt Dewi worked in the marketing office of herbal medicines and always got free holiday gifts to Bandung, Jakarta and Bali every year.

"Most they get vouchers for 4 people, the rest we buy ourselves" said Kak Iyas.

"Yaudah try to check the ticket price again in what range, later we can guess" my advice.

The range of ticket prices to Palembang is quite high probably due to the factor of welcoming a long holiday.

"If the price is this, it means we need about 10 million for one trip. Kaya mending don't take my family with me" I said.

"Are we both again?" bring him.

"No, my own brother. I'll be expensive again later. If alone can be free of charge" I said.

"Are you okay if I stay?" ledek.

We also discussed the plan to return Kak Iyas to Palembang while remembering the past. Repeating the stories of events we had together.

When I pretended not to like him first, when he pretended not to care about me. Until we celebrated each other's birthdays by coming to an event held by our close friends.

"Hahaha, how many months are we gonna have a birthday?" tanyakanya.

"Why?" my many.

"Well, we'll get the birthday later we'll give thanks together, huh?" bring him.

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In the days that have passed...

Also a time of constant racing....

I tied my heart....

With a string inscribed with your name..

For what else can I say?

By the earth and all that?

Or by the moon and the stars that accompany our skies?

It doesn't seem to represent it enough...

How complete I am when you are...

And how empty I am when you are not...

Your shadow alone is able to calm me, let alone your voice and embrace....

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After 10 o'clock, Brother Iyas drove me home. On the street he said that he would accompany me until the literary evening was over tomorrow.

"Yeyyyy!"

The next day....

After the lecture was over, I rushed to the public building with Irish. We both have photo shoots scheduled for the academic calendar of the upcoming semester edition.

"Rain, he said we took a photo of the same alumni the campus ambassador last year knew. So rich in photoshoots in pairs" says Irish.

"Same Brother Nicko and Brother Abbi?" my many.

Nicko and Abbi were the champions and runners up of campus ambassadors last year. They were class of 2010, as far as I was Nicko from engineering and Abi from Physics.

We had a chance to meet on the peak night and during a photo session with the ambassador's family.

"Yes, they are coming" he replied.

Shortly after, we changed costumes and makeup by a team of make up artists. Eventually, Nicko and Abi arrived.

"Where are you ready?" ask Nicko.

"Died hair do brother" I replied.

"Raina is the same as me later" Nicko said.

"Yes and Irish are with me" said Abi.

Once ready, we took the photo shoot seriously so that it would be finished quickly because I and Irish had to immediately brief to be the host of the campus literature night.

This was my first private photo shoot, although the four of us but it still felt awkward when I had to get used to styling in front of the camera. Especially when you have to take pictures with Nicko.

Nicko's calm aura and attractive face made me somewhat embarrassed. Not because I was interested, it's just that I didn't think that today I was going to do a photo together with the winner of the campus ambassador the previous session.

"Please take behind the scene photoshoot? Make a miss put on the campus ambassador's Instagram" said Miss.

"Okay miss" replied Irish.

At that time, I was about to stand up to take a selfie with Irish but accidentally my feet lost balance due to stepping on Irish heels. Until I almost fell down right before Nicko's sister held me back.

"It's good to make behind the scene videos" said Abi, who accidentally recorded the incident.

"Didn't hurt deck?" ask Nicko.

"Sister, thank you" I said.

I saw the video recorded by Abi and found a funny expression of Nicko who was seen sighing while holding my body.

"I'm that heavy, aren't you?" my many.

"No hahaha, I was just mixed with the shock just now so that's his expression" Nicko replied.

After the shoot, Irish and I tidied up our bags and changed into a black literary evening t-shirt given by one of the organizers this morning.

By wearing material pants, heels and sash campus ambassadors it feels very proud. Especially after realizing that I can reach the point where my face will be seen by many people later even though it is only plastered in the academic calendar of the university.

"We are briefing, it will be my duty to teach you" Abbi said.

Brother Abbi's gaze looked different on Irish, he looked amazed at the very beautiful and white Irish face.

Sometimes Abbi's brother would smile because of the innocent behavior of the Irish who blew his bangs wet with sweat.

I don't know why, I feel it's not Irish.

"Dec, your eyelashes are all on your cheeks" Nicko said.

I immediately took my glasses to look at her but Nicko's hands quickly touched my cheeks and removed them.

I was shocked when his eyes looked me sharply.

"Pantes aja ya brother champion campus ambassador, big brother" I said.

Nicko laughed and replied, "Thank you, I've just been praised this time as a pretty girl"...

"Lies ah, most brother is often praised right?" sahut Irish's.

"Hahaha not really, if praised as beautiful girl Raina never" he said.

"Udah you mulu lu effort, mending us a sneak into the broadcast room yu?" take Abbi's brother.

It was still 3pm, but the literary night audience had already arrived. They were excited to watch the guest stars that would enliven the show. One of them, Bandung's famous indie band that carries horror songs on every appearance.

Let alone my classmates, they would almost all come to the literary evening event to watch the band and to support me as the MC of the show.

Arriving in the broadcast room, my phone rang many times it seemed like there were many notifications coming in.

"Wey, look at the great excitement that came in the video of our post just now" said Irish.

"Raina's video with Nicko Rish?" ask Abbi.

"Yes my brother, many commented he said they were suitable" said Irish.

"Hahaha where it can fit, brother Nicko as handsome as it is up to my rich ashes" I said.

"Oh bi, you danger as beautiful as this just menggerada himself upik ash. You're low to raise the deck?" sahut brother Nicko.

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Moments later, the briefing was completed and all the committee were asked to prepare for their respective positions and duties.

Me and Irish were given 10 minutes to eat and fix makeup.

After that, I stole the time to see the notifications coming continuously from my phone since then.

A lot of my classmates and majors commented on my short video with Nicko.

"Awww the sweetness of Nicko's sister"

"Crazy he's so gentle here"

"Aaah Rain, look at Nicko's hand, his arms around your shoulders"

"Ihhh raina is the same as my future boyfriend"

Those kinds of comments that were marked on my Instagram account since I broke my laughter.

Until there was one message that made me even touched.

"Your feet are okay?" ...

A message from Andreas that I immediately replied the first time.

"What's wrong, brother where? So dateng right? The show is about to start" I said.

He called me and told me that he and my friends were already sitting in the stands.

I bowed my head in prayer just before I went on stage.

"Halooooooo everything!!!! Good night!!!!" ..

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